Clinical Research
Oncology
AIM
To advance cancer research in regional, rural and remote communities, ensuring that the outcomes are translatable and relevant to the people of these communities.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Khatri H, Kim N, Chuang T, Lamparelli M (2024) A rare presentation of spontaneous splenic rupture from plasma cell leukaemia-a case report. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2024 (4): art no rjae223
Retchford K, Sia E, Ho Y (2024): Facing the evolving challenges of surveillance after rectal cancer treatment in regional and rural Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3): 452-453
Thet Z, Lam AK, Khoo T (2024) Author reply to Gu et al. re Multidisciplinary care of skin cancer. Internal Medicine Journal. 54(1): 194
Guan T, Kutzko J, Lunn D, Dunn N, Burmeister B, Dadwal P, Tran N, Holt T (2024) Utility of 30-day mortality as a quality metric for palliative radiation treatment: A population-based analysis from Queensland, Australia. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68(3): 316-32
Hong Z, Dickey M, Wong P, Gasper H (2023) An extraordinary response to dual immune checkpoint inhibitor and vascular endothelial growth factor inhibition in a patient with hepatocelluar carcinoma and follicular lymphoma. Internal Medicine Journal, 53(6): 1085-1086
Retchford K, Sia E, Ho Y. (2023). Facing the evolving challenges of surveillance after rectal cancer treatment in regional and rural Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3): 452-453.
Bartula I, Tran A, Nowak A, Ahmed T, Morton R, Burmeister B, Dolven-Jacobsen K, Nobes J, Thompson J, Fogarty G, Lo S, Hong A (2023) Longitudinal trajectory of quality of life for patients with melanoma brain metastases: A secondary analysis from a whole brain radiotherapy randomized clinical trial, Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 41: 100597
Sheehy J, Rutledge H, Acharya RU, Loh HW, Gururajan R, Tao X, Li Y, Gurney T, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S (2023) Gynecological cancer prognosis using machine learning techniques: A systematic review of the last three decades (1990-2022). Artificial Intelligence in Medicine , 139: 102536
Lin M.Y, Mileshkin L, McNally O, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Narayan K. (2023). Prognostic significance of FIGO 2018 staging of loco-regionally advanced cervical cancer (LRACC) with the use of MRI and PET and implications for treatment selection. Gynecologic Oncology, 169: 91-97
Murali A, Wong P, Gilbar P, Mangos H. (2022). Acquired Hemophilia A following Pfizer-BioNTech SARS CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, successfully treated with prednisolone and rituximab. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28(6): 1450-1453
Merollini K, Gordon L, Ho Y, Aitken J, Kimlin M. (2022). Cancer Survivors' Long-Term Health Service Costs in Queensland, Australia: Results of a Population-Level Data Linkage Study (Cos-Q). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(15), art no. 9473.
Gilbar P, Dickey M. (2022). Case reports of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura attributed to pembrolizumab. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28 (5): 1286-1287
Thet Z, Lam A, Ranganthan D, Aung S, Han T, Khoo T (2022) Critical evaluation of cancer risks in glomerular disease. Translation Oncology, 19: 101376
Pringle N, Gilbar P, Grewal G. (2022). Immediate severe hypersensitivity reaction to etoposide phosphate: Case report and review of the literature. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28 (4): 1019-1023
Gilbar P, Chambers C, Musicco F. (2022). Preventing drug vial wastage and reducing expenditure associated with injectable cancer drugs: International oncology pharmacy survey. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28(6):1332-1339
Zimbwa B, Gilbar P, Davis M, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S. (2022). Retrospective analysis of mortality within 30 days of systemic anticancer therapy and comparison with a previous audit at an Australian Regional Cancer Centre. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28(5): 1077-1084
Goh I, Dauway E. (2022). Synchronous contralateral axillary lymph node metastasis in a recurrent breast cancer following previous axillary clearance. BMJ Case Reports , 15(3)
James M, Munro PL, Adams G, Keogh S, Franzcr Fro Econ Workforce Comm. (2022). The changing radiation oncology landscape in New Zealand. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 66(5): 694-700
Narayan K, Lin M, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Mukhopadhyay A. (2021). Lymphovascular Space Invasion (LVSI) - Based Prognostic Clusters in endometrial cancer patients treated with primary surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 63 (2021)
Lin M, Rajasooriyar C, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S & Narayan K. (2021). Should Adenocarcinoma of Cervis be treated differently to squamous cell carcinoma?. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 19(1)
Zhou X, Li Y, Gururajan R, Bargshady R, Tao X, Venkataraman R, Barua P, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S. (2020). A New Deep Convolutional Neural Network Model for Automated Breast Cancer Detection. 2020 7th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC)
Orthopaedics
AIM
To work with regional, rural and remote clinicians practicing in the field of orthopaedics advancing research outcomes to benefit rural populations.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Wall C, Lee S, Ma Y, de Steiger R, Vertullo C, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S (In Press) Do patients with osteoarthritis lose weight prior to elective joint replacement? ANZ Journal of Surgery
Wall C, Vertullo C, Gill D, Page R, Holder C, Smith P (In Press) Reduced numbers of elective joint replacement procedures in Australia during the COVID - 19 pandemic, 2020-2022: a registry data analysis study. Medical Journal of Australia
Vercruysse L. Y. G, Milne L. P, Harries D. T. C, de Steiger R. N, Wall C. J. (2024) Lower Revision Rates and Improved Stability With a Monoblock Ceramic Acetabular Cup. Journal of Arthroplasty, 39(4): 985-990
Flaaten N, Moslim H, Tang ER, Varrall R (2024) Scapular fractures: A regional and rural perspective. Australian Journal of Rural Health, doi:10.1111/ajr.13100
Wall C, Byrnes J, Botha L, Roe J (2023) Acute sport-related knee injuries. Australian Journal of General Practice. 52(11): 761-766
Nicol R, Lin I, Prasad L (2023) Biceps muscle injury associated with non-invasive automatic blood pressure monitoring. BMJ Case reports, 16(8): e256459
Crookes T, Wall C, Byrnes J, Johnson T, Gill D. (2023) Chronic shoulder pain. Australian Journal of General Practice. 52(11): 753-758
Vercruysse L, Milne L, Harries D, de Steiger R, Wall C (2023) Lower Revision Rates and Improved Stability With a Monoblock Ceramic Acetabular Cup. Journal of Arthroplasty, 39(4):985-990
Truong A, Wall C, Stoney J, Graves S, Lorimer M, de Steiger R (2023) Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing hip replacement in Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(7-8): 1901-1906
Morgan S, Wall C, de Steiger R, Graves S, Lorimer M, Page R (2023) Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing shoulder arthroplasty in Australia. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 32(8): 1740-1745
Wall C, de Steiger R, Mulford J, Lewis P, Campbell D (2023) Perception of Perioperative Risk for Arthroplasty Patients: A Poll of Australian Orthopedic Surgeons. Journal of Arthroplasty, 38(8): 1418-1422
Wall C, Vertullo C, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Lorimer M, de Steiger R. (2022). A prospective, longitudinal study of the influence of obesity on total knee arthroplasty revision rate: Results from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. J Bone Joint Surg Am, 104(15): 1386-1392
Aebischer A, Hau R, de Steiger R, Holder C, Wall C. (2022). Distal Femoral Replacement for Periprosthetic Fractures After TKA: Australian Orthopedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry Review. Journal of Arthroplasty, 37(7): 1354-1358
Johns N, Noye N, Wall C, Martin G, Loch A. (2022). Efficacy of adductor canal blocks in total knee arthroplasty. The Journal of Knee Surgery, 35(13): 1491-1494
Steadman W, Brown Z, Wall C. (2022). Minocycline black bone disease in arthroplasty: a systematic review. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2022, 17: 295
Wall C, de Steiger R, Vertullo C, Stoney J, Graves S, Lorimer M, Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan S. (2022). Obesity is associated with an increased risk of undergoing knee replacement in Australia. 92(7-8): 1814-1819
Truong A, Perez-Prieto D, Byrnes J, Monllau J, Vertullo C. (2022). Vancomycin Soaking Is Highly Cost-Effective in Primary ACLR Infection Prevention: A Cost-Effectiveness Study. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2022:10
Cook S, Wall C. (2021). Paget's disease of bone a clinical update. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50(1-2): 23-29
Aebischer A, Wing N, Wall C. (2021). Simultaneous total knee arthroplasty and proximal tibiofibular joing arthrodesis: A case report. JBJS Case Connector, 11(2): e20.00555
General Medicine
AIM
To investigate clinical practices in general medicine increasing research outcomes unique to regional, rural and remote populations.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Khandaker G, Chapman G, Khan A, Al Imam M, Menzies R, Smoll N, Walker J, Kirk M, Wiley K (2024) Evaluating Pilot Implementation of 'PenCS Flu Topbar' App in Medical Practices to Improve National Immunisation Program-Funded Seasonal Influenza Vaccination in Central Queensland, Australia. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 18(4) e13280
Grimmett W. (2023). A reminder of the risk of burns with external heating devices in anaesthetised patients. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 51(3): 223-225.
Kitchener S. (2023). Did the coronavirus vaccination program in a rural and regional area work? Health outcomes of the vaccination program in Wide Bay. Australian Health Review, 47(1): 119-123
Jessup R, Bramston C, Putrik P, Haywood C, Tacey M, Copnell B, Cvetanovska N, Cao Y, Gust A, Campbell D, Oldenburg B, Mehdi H, Kirk M, Zucchi E, Semciw A, Beauchamp A (2023) Frequent hospital presenters' use of health information during COVID-19: results of a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Services Research , 23(1): 616
Butson C, Kingon A, Quinn C, Ratsch A, Wan M. (2023). The dilemma of Pituri-further information for oral disease clinicians. Australian Dental Journal, 68(1): 70-71
Flynn D, Flynn H, Gifford S, Smith K. (2022). Can you hear me? Analysis of a Queensland patient-initiated escalation process and the importance of communication in surgical care. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92(6): 1371-1376
Haga H, Tran E, Rieger N (2022) Colonoscopy quality of GP endoscopists in three rural hospitals in Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of General Practice, 51(12): 979-985
Hamilton EM, Oversby S, Ratsch A, Kitchener S. (2022). COVID-19 Vaccination: An exploratory study of the motivations and concerns detailed in the medical records of a regional Australian population. Vaccines, 10(5): 657
Martyn J, Ratsch A, Cumming K & Dredge J. (2022). Methods of Detecting Medication Administration Point-of-Care Errors in Acute Adult Inpatient Settings: A Scoping Review Protocol. Methods and Protocols, 5(2): 32
Khan A, Green K, Smoll N, Khandaker G, Gartner C, & Lawler S. (2022). Roles, experiences and perspectives of the stakeholders of "10,000 Lives" smoking cessation initiative in Central Queensland: Findings from an online survey during COVID-19 situation. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33 (S1): 316-326
Chapman G, Al Imam M, Khan A, Smoll N, Adegbija O, Kirk M, Khandaker G, Wiley K. (2022). "Scary to get, more scary not to": COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among healthcare workers in Central Queensland, Australia, a cross sectional survey. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2022: 46
Dastouri D, McSweeney W, Sivananthan S. (2022). Situs inversus: an interesting case of spontaneous splenic rupture. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2022(2): 3
Choi MS, van der Mark MA, Hung K. (2022). The Distribution and Composition of Colonoscopy Providers in Australia. Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 14(2): 8
Smoll N, Khan A, Walker J, McMahon J, Kirk M, Khandaker G. (2021). A norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak in an Australian child-care center: A household-level analysis. PLOS One, 16(11): e0259145
Rickard C, Marsh N, Larsen E, McGrail M et.al. (2021). Effect of infusion set replacement intervals on catheter-related bloodstream infections (RSVP): a randomised, controlled, equivalence (central venous access device) - non-inferiority (peripheral arterial catheter) trial. The Lancet, 397(10283): 1447-1458
Walker J, Adegbija O, Smoll N, Khan A, Whicker J, Carroll H, Harris R, Ghandaker G. (2021). Epidemiology of mumps outbreaks and the impact of an additional dose of MMR vaccine for outbreak control in regional Queensland Australia, 2017-2018. Communicable Diseases Intelligence, 2021.45.67
Doherty Z, Fletcher J, Fuzzard K, Leach M, O'Sullivan B, Panozzo L, Pound G, Saka E, Kippen R. (2021). Functional outcomes following an in-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective cohort study. Australian Critical Care, 35(4): 424-429
Huang J, Phillips N, Nightingale J, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Grigg R, Mahendran S. (2021). Trans-oral robotic surgery - A safe and effective tool in head and neck surgery in an Australian rural setting. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(11): 2345-2351
Xujuan Z, Gururajan R, Yuefeng L, Venkataraman R, Xiaohui T, Ghazal B, Prabal B, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S. (2020). A survey on text classification and its applications. Web Intelligence, 18(3): 205-216
Renal
AIM
To better understand the needs of rural populations in relation to renal medicine and advance translatable research outcomes in this area, improving the health of regional Australia.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Thet Z, Lam A, Ng S, Aung S, Han T, Ranganathan D, Newsham S, Borg J, Pepito C, Khoo T (2024) Comparison of skin cancer risk between renal transplant recipients and patients with glomerular diseases in rural Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(2): 249-262
Thet Z, Lam A, Pham T, Ng S, Steel J, Sawhney S, Arellano C, Aung S, Han T, Ranganathan D, John G, Pepito C, Rautenberg T, Khoo T. (2023). Clinical and economic burden of benign and malignant skin lesions in renal transplant recipients. Internal Medicine Journal, 53(11): 2042-2049.
Thet Z, Han T, Francis L, Aung N, Chau K, Ng S. K, Myint M, Borg J, Lam A, Khoo T, Ranganathan D (2023) Epidemiology of Glomerular Diseases in the Pre-and Post- COVID-19 Era in Central Queensland, Australia . Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 38(suppl 1): i380
Diwan V, Hoy W. E, Wang Z, Zhang J, Cameron A, Venuthurupalli S. K, Fassett R. G, Chan S, Healy H. G, Tan K. S, Baer R, Mallett A. J, Gray N, Mantha M, Cherian R, Mutatiri C, Madhan K, Kan G, Mitchell G, Hossain S, Wu D, Han T, Kark A, Titus T, Ranganathan D, Bonner A, Govindarajulu S (2023) Hospitalizations Among Adults With CKD in Public Renal Specialty Practices: A Retrospective Study From Queensland, Australia. Kidney Medicine, 5(9): art no. 100700
Strey G (2023) Second look diagnosis: dual sinus nodes rhythm in heart transplant patient. Medical Journal of Australia, 219(4): 152
Kelly M, Colbran R, Moar X. (2023). Sporadic visceral neuropathy of the large bowel. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3): 718-719
White K, Neto A., Hurford R, Clement P, Laupland K, See E, McCullough J, White H, Shekar K, Tabah A, Ramanan M, Garrett P, Attokaran A. G, Luke S, Senthuran S, McIlroy P, Bellomo R, Queensland Critical Care Res, Network (2023) Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in the intensive care unit: incidence, patient characteristics, timing, trajectory, treatment, and associated outcomes. A multicenter, observational study. Intensive Care Medicine, 49: 1079-1089
Thet Z, Lam A, Ng S, Aung S, Han T, Ranganathan D, Newsham S, Borg J, Pepito C, Khoo T. (2022). An integrated skin cancer education program in renal transplant recipients and patients with glomerular disease. BMC Nephrology, 23(1), art no. 361
Ghannam M, Chau K, Han T, Forouzesh B, Thet Z. (2022). Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Associated Glomerulonephritis and Lung Cancer: Disease Response to Novel Immunochemotherapy. Nephrology, 27: 77-78.
Shugg N & Desai D. (2022). Augmented reality assistance for percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a scoping study. BJU International, 129: 80
Aljishi M, Pham T, Chan J, McGrail M, Han T, Borg J, Ranganathan D, Thet Z. (2022). Epidemiology of biopsy proven glomerular disorders and effect of severe cyclone on its incidence in Central Queensland region of Australia. Open Journal of Nephrology, 11(4): 477-488
Thet Z, Lam A, Ranganthan D, Aung S, Han T, Khoo T. (2022). Reducing non-melanoma skin cancer risk in renal transplant recipients. Nephrology, 26(11): 907-919
Mutatiri C, Ratsch A, McGrail M, Venuthurupalli S, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S. (2022). Referral patterns, disease progression and impact of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) in a Queensland chronic kidney disease Registry (CKD.QLD) cohort: a study protocol. BMJ Open, 12(2): e052790
Munasinghe A, Wedisinghe L, Han T, Nararyan R. (2021). Bilateral renal artery stenosis due to fibromuscular dysplasia presenting as superimposed pre-eclampsia. BMJ Case reports, 14(5): e237759
Gilbar P, Pokharel K. (2021). Severe cisplatin-induced renal toxicity in a patient with xeroderma pigmentosum. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 28(2): 466-470
Mental Health
AIM
To showcase research excellence in progressing mental health research in regional, rural and remote Australian communities, with positive outcomes being implemented and the mental health of future generations safe guarded.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Luthra S, Duggan L, Agrawal A, Kaur G, Luthra N (2024) Prevalence of High-dose Antipsychotic Prescribing in Schizophrenia: A Clinical Audit in a Regional Queensland Mental Health Service. International Journal of Applied and Basic Medical Research, 13(2): 70-76
Kenchaiah B, Cementon E, Padayachee S, Pascoe A, Reilly J (2023) Managing Comorbidity in your patients, towards an integrated and connected future: Focus on substance use disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(1): 16-17
MacAskill W, Hoffman B, Johnson M. A, Sharpe G. R, Rands J, Wotherspoon S, Gevorkov Y, Kolbe-Alexander T, Mills D (2023) The effects of age on dyspnea and respiratory mechanical and neural responses to exercise in healthy men. Physiological Reports, 11(16): art no. e15794
Brand E, Nagaraj D, Ratsch A, Heffernan E. (2022). A Qualitative Study on Sexuality and Sexual Experiences in Community Forensic Mental Health Patients in Queensland, Australia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13: 832139
Gill N, Parker S, Amos A, Lakerman R, Emeleus M, Brophy L, Kisely S. (2021). Opening the doors: Critically examining the locked wards policy for public mental health inpatient units in Queensland Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55(9): 48674211025619-848
Karim R, Kwan M, Finlay A, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Toombs M, Nicholson G, McGrail M, Gill N. (2019). Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: a data-linkage cohort study. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 111: 104-109
Urology
AIM
To investigate patient outcomes and clinical practices in urology for regional, rural and remote populations, with translatable research outcomes being implemented in these communities.
Project contact
Findings and outcomes to date
Chu Ann, Somani B. K, Teoh Yuen-Chun J, Tailly T, Tanidir Y, Gadzhiev N, Bin Hamri S, Keat Lay W. O, Shrestha A, Ragoori D, Lakmichi M.A, Gorelov D, Vaddi CM, Bhatia TP, Desai D (2024) Comparing Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) outcomes between pre-stented vs non-stented patients Inferences from 6679 patients of the global FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR). European Urology. 83(1): A1220
Harrison W, Ravichandran K, Munien K, Desai D (2024) Enhancing diagnostic value in urethral imaging: the case for urologist-performed urethrograms. Trends in Urology & Mens Health. doi: 10.1002/tre.957
Harrison W, Munien K, Desai D (2023) Advancements in minimally invasive bilateral ileal ureter replacement: a promising approach for complex long-segment ureteric strictures. Translational Andrology and Urology, 12(8): 1215-1218
Gauhar V, Chew B, Traxer O, Tailly T, Emiliani E, Inoue T, Tiong H, Chai C, Lakmichi M, Tanidir Y, Bin Hamri S, Desai D, et al. (2023). Indications, preferences, global practice patterns and outcomes in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal stones in adults: results from a multicenter database of 6669 patients of the global FLEXible ureteroscopy Outcomes Registry (FLEXOR). World Journal of Urology, 41(2), 567-574.
Tariq A, Stewart A. G, Desai D, Britton S, Dunglison N, Esler R, Roberts M (2023) Periurethral abscess etiology, risk factors, treatment options, and outcomes: A systematic review. Current Urology, 17(2): 100-108
Kelly M, Colbran R, Moar X (2023) Sporadic visceral neuropathy of the large bowel. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 93(3): 718-719
Flynn H, Desai D (2022). Exploring the impact of buccal mucosal graft harvesting for urethroplasty on oral quality of life: A prospective study." BJU International, 129: 21-22
McNaught A & Lamparelli M. (2021). Rare combination of verrucous carcinoma and syringocystadenoma papilliferum in anterior perineal sinus: recognizing the absence of normality. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 91(11): E749-E750
Ong M, Duncan C, McGrail M, Desai D. (2020). Evaluation of patient reported outcome measures post urethroplasty: piloting a "trifecta" approach. World Journal of Clinical Urology, 9(1): 9-15
Emergency Medicine
AIM
To work with emergency specialists in regional, rural and remote Australian, advancing processes, workflows, and clinical practices in meeting the needs of these geographically isolated communities.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Schults J, Young E, Marsh N, Larsen E, Corley A, Ware R, Murgo M, Alexandrou E, McGrail M, Gowardman J, Charles K,
Regli A, Yasuda H, Rickard C (2024) Risk factors for arterial catheter failure and complications during critical care hospitalisation: a secondary analysis of a multisite, randomised trial. Journal of Intensive Care, 12(1): art no 12
Harrison W, Munien K, Desai D (2024) Robotic surgery education in Australia and New Zealand: primetime for a curriculum. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 94(1-2): 30-36
Padar M, Mudalige V (2023) Congenital diverticulum of the vermiform appendix: a rare finding of a routine operation. Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2023(3): 2
Emerson P, Flabouris A, Thomas J, Fernando J, Senthuran S, Sundararajan K (2023) Intensive care utilisation after elective surgery in Australia and New Zealand: getting the balance right. Australian Health Review, 47(6): 718-720
Emerson P, Flabouris A, Thomas J, Fernando J, Senthuran S, Knowles S, Hammond N, Sundararajan K (2023). Intensive care utilisation after elective surgery in Australia and New Zealand: A point prevalence study. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 26(1):1-7
Chinthamuneedi R, Phaltane S, Chinthamuneedi M, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Cheung B (2023) Modifications to Rapid Response Team (Medical Emergency Team) activation criteria and its impact on patient safety. Intern Med Journal, 53(7): 1212-1217
Latona A, Hill K, Connelly A, Stuart K, Wood P. (2023). Prothrombinex®-VF in chronic liver disease: Friend or foe? EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35(1): 89-96.
Sykes B, Krause H, Lamparelli M, Austin D (2023) Saksenaea murcormycosis: a rare and dangerous cause of necrotising fascitis. BMJ Case reports, 16(3): e254183
Attokaran A, Ramanan M, Hunt L, Chandra K, Sandha R, Watts S, Venkatesh B (2023) Sodium chloride or plasmalyte-148 for patients presenting to emergency departments with diabetic ketoacidosis: A nested cohort study within a multicentre, cluster, crossover, randomised, controlled trial. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35(4): 657-663
Hamilton E, Ngugi S, Kotakadeniya R. (2023) Surgical Management of Atraumatic Rupture of Splenic Artery Aneurysm with Spleen Preservation in a Regional Australian Hospital. Case Reports in Surgery, 2023: art no. 5738806
Michael A (2023) We must not sacrifice anaesthesia rotations as part of emergency medicine training. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 35(3): 517-518
Rana R, Gow J, Moloney C, King A, Keijzers G, Beccaria G, Mullens A. (2022). Does distance to hospital affect emergency department presentations and hospital length of stay among COPD patients?. Intern Medicine Journal, 52(3): 403-410
Flaaten N & Dyke G. (2022). First rib fracture: Still a marker of trauma severity? Emergency Medicine Australasia, 34(5): 808-811
Sweeny AL, Bourke C, Torpie TM, Sargeant S, Hughes J, Watson J, Conroy S, et al. (2022). Improving domestic violence screening practices in the emergency department: an Australian perspective. Emerg Med J, 2022: 1-6
Rana R, Gow J, Moloney C, King A, Keijzers G, Beccaria G, Mullens A. (2021). Estimating the frequency and cost of emergency department presentations and hospitalisation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A retrospective analysis from regional Queensland. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 33 (3): 491-498
OB/Gyn
AIM
To improve regional, rural and remote women’s health outcomes by working with clinicians to advance research outcomes in women’s health.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Hegerty C, Ostini R (2023) Benefits and harms associated with an increase in gestational diabetes diagnosis in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cohort comparison of diagnosis rates, outcomes, interventions and medication use for two periods, 2011-2013 and 2016-2018, using a large perinatal database. Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 13 (5): e069849
Nguyen A, Siu R, Kleinschmidt G, Sood B, Shandiz E (2023) Epstein-Barr virus reactivation-related meningoencephalitis with transverse myelitis in pregnancy. Clinical Case Reports, 11(9): e7923
Barbier H, Carberry C, Karjalanien P, Mahoney C, Galan V, Rosamilia A, Ruess E, Shaker D, Thariani K (2023) International Urogynecology consultation chapter 2 committee 3: the clinical evaluation of pelvic organ prolapse including investigations into associated morbidity/pelvic floor dysfunction. International Urogynecology Journal, 34(11): 2657-2688
Ratsch A, Bogossian F, Burmeister E. A, Ryu B, Steadman K. J. (2022). Higher blood nicotine concentrations following smokeless tobacco (pituri) and cigarette use linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes for Central Australian Aboriginal pregnancies. BMC Public Health, 22(1):2157
Orevich LS, Watson K, Ong K, Korman I, Turner R, Shaker D, Liu YH. (2022). Morphometric and morphokinetic differences in the sperm- and oocyte-originated pronuclei of male and female human zygotes: a time-lapse study. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 39(1): 97-106
Liu Y, Ong K, Korman I, Turner R, Shaker D, Zander-Fox D, et al. (2022). The effect of day 5 blastocyst assessment timing on live birth prediction and development of a prediction algorithm. Reproductive Biomedicine Online, 44(4): 609-616
Paediatrics
AIM
To better understand the health needs of regional, rural and remote children and provide translatable research outcomes to improve their health.
Project contact
A/Prof Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan
Findings and outcomes to date
Smoll N, Khan A, Walker J, McMahon J, Kirk M, Khandaker G. (2022). A norovirus gastroenteritis outbreak in an Australian child-care center: A household-level analysis. PLOS One, 16(11): e0259145
Petcu C, Stehr E, Isaac J, Desai D. (2021). Management of paediatric recurrent urinary tract infections and challenges in special patient populations. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50(7): 2021